Tennis coach Jobs in Memphis, TN

TENNIS MEMPHIS LEFTWICH TENNIS CENTER

MEMPHIS, TN

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

THIS POSITION BY THE NUMBERS

POSITION TITLE Chief Executive Officer CLUB / ORGANIZATION Tennis Memphis CITY Memphis STATE TN CLUB TYPE Public owned / non profit tennis club YEAR-ROUND / SEASONAL Year-Round MEMBER COMMITTEE Yes, Executive Committee NUMBER OUTDOOR CLAY TENNIS COURTS 0 NUMBER OUTDOOR HARD TENNIS COURTS 24 NUMBER INDOOR TENNIS COURTS 12 permanent indoor OTHER AMENITIES Pro Shop / Large Lobby area RACQUET SPORTS OFFERED Tennis NUMBER OF MEMBERS 200 NUMBER ACTIVE ADULT TENNIS PLAYERS 300 NUMBER ACTIVE ADULT PICKLEBALL PLAYERS 120 NUMBER ACTIVE JUNIOR PLAYERS 140 NUMBER LADIES LEAGUE TENNIS TEAMS 20 YEARS EXPERIENCE IN A SIMILAR ROLE 10 WILL CONSIDER A 1st TIME DIRECTOR Yes NUMBER / ASSISTANT PROS 14 CURRENT OPERATING BUDGET $1,200,000 MANAGE / OWN PRO SHOP No APPROXIMATE ANNUAL PRO SHOP SALES $85,000 APPROXIMATE ANNUAL PRO SHOP COSTS It is owned by a private 3rd party company APPROXIMATE ANNUAL INSTRUCTIONAL REVENUE $600,000 PROJECTED BASE SALARY $130,000 CURRENT 1-HR PRIVATE LESSON RATE $70 EXPECTED HOURS ON COURT (WEEKLY) minimal BENEFITS Health Care benefits + Vacation as per company manual. No 401k at this time RELOCATION ASSISTANCE Yes

APPLICATIONS CLOSING DATE : APRIL 17,2025

Tennis Memphis (TM)

Tennis Memphis is a non-profit management and youth development organization and a 4-star chapter of the USTA National Junior Tennis and Learning Network (NJTL). TM has a successful track record over the past 20+

years of managing Memphis' seven public tennis centers, offering comprehensive programs for youth, adults and seniors including USTA adult and junior league play, tournaments, clinics, lessons, mixers and more for the benefit of the public. Four of the facilities are operated year-round, while three are open seasonally. TM relies on philanthropic support from donors and local foundation grants in addition to the tennis center income and City funding.

Leftwich Tennis Center (LTC)

The fundraising for the new Leftwich Tennis Center, 12 indoor courts and 24 outdoor courts, was a coordinated effort between the City of Memphis, the University of Memphis and Tennis Memphis. It is an outstanding state-of-the-art tennis facility for the Memphis area community as well as being able to support the Memphis Tennis Association (MTA), NCAA and USTA local, regional and national events.

TM CEO Job Description

The CEO reports to a supportive and professional Board of Directors. This impactful leadership position is responsible for overseeing the administration, programs, fundraising, and strategic plan for Tennis Memphis and the new world

class Leftwich Tennis Center. This position requires a dynamic, mission-driven leader who is passionate about leading hands-on operations, fostering growth, as well as developing and managing our mission's programs.

Position Responsibilities :

• Creates and fosters a long-term vision for the new LTC and TM in collaboration with the Board of Directors, staff, and other leaders.
• Establishes long and short-term goals and objectives in support of the vision of the overall organization.
• Provides thoughtful executive leadership that is inclusive, transparent, and empowering in a manner that supports and guides the organization's mission as defined by the Board.
• Provides leadership in developing program, organizational, and financial plans to accomplish the goals of the organization with an understanding of the challenges and opportunities of the new LTC and the entrepreneurial approach required to ensure it achieves its potential.
• Drives development and fundraising in collaboration with the Board to achieve the organizational objectives.
• Actively manages and oversees the organization's operations while ensuring the organization's financial sustainability.
• Assures that the organization makes consistent and timely progress in achieving its vision and target programmatic impact.
• Actively engages in fiscal management through hands on budgetary development and oversight to ensure all Board objectives are achieved.
• Executes policies authorized by the Board.
• Fosters and maintains positive relationships with City government, University of Memphis Athletic Department, and community leaders.
• Fosters a collaborative working environment, encourages professional development, and champions accountability amongst staff.
• Attends all Board meetings and provides reports and updates on staff as well as all current work, project and organizational progress, operational performance, and financial activities.
• Communicates effectively with the Board by providing members with all information necessary to continually function properly and make informed decisions in a timely and accurate manner.
• Effectively represents the organization and promotes a positive organizational image to ensure adequate community representation.
• Organizes, motivates, and mentors internal team leaders to strategically grow the organization's impact, programs, and fundraising, and to effectively fulfill its important mission.
• Applies innovative thinking and performance measurements to analyze and support strategic decision-making.
• Continually fosters a culture that encourages collaboration between departments and recognizes positive contributions.
• Manages and motivates staff, overseeing processes such as hiring,separation, ongoing staff development, performance management, and compensation and benefits.
• Inspires a business-oriented, professional, results-driven environment across the organization.
• Performs all general management duties ensuring the successful operations of the organization.
• Maintains active and current memberships / affiliations and NJTL / Net Generation Safety compliance requirements.
• Other responsibilities as defined by the Board.

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